Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, has revealed a new twist in the sexual misconduct against Zakaria Abdulai, the headmaster at the centre of the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) scandal.
According to Manasseh Azuri, he has been receiving information which suggests that allegations against the headmaster are not new.
He disclosed that education authorities had been informed about incidents involving the headmaster during his earlier postings, particularly at Nsawam SHS, where Abdulai was made headmaster for the first time, from 2023 to 2025.
The investigative journalist revealed that he has received several calls from individuals who claimed that similar incidents had occurred at Nsawam SHS, adding that one source alleged that his exploits at Nsawam SHS were far worse than the current case being reported at Obuasi SHTS.
Manasseh alleged that one of the most serious claims involved a female student who reportedly told the headmaster that she was pregnant, adding that the headmaster allegedly gave the student money to terminate the pregnancy.
“I have been receiving call upon call,” Manasseh stated.
The investigative journalist added that information from sources linked to Twasi Senior High School and the school he referred to as “Mister One Senior High” suggested that the allegations predated the Obuasi SHTS saga.
Meanwhile, Zakaria Abdulai, the suspended Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, has revealed that he has been cautioned and granted self-recognisance bail by the Police.
His comment follows the Interior Minister, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, revealing that Zakaria Abdulai was arrested over sexual misconduct allegations.
According to Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka. the case had been transferred from the regional level to Police Headquarters for investigation.
The Interior Minister said the matter came to his attention on September 7, when the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) received a report.
He revealed that he subsequently requested that the investigation be handled at the national level.
“We’ve been able to get one of the ladies; maybe I shouldn’t be putting so much information out. About semen, we are getting DNA… So, what is happening is that this gentleman has been arrested. He’s going through the due process,” the Minister said.
The Interior Minister explained that investigators were considering DNA evidence but would require a court order before collecting DNA samples, in accordance with the law.
Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka stressed that the headmaster was presumed innocent until proven guilty and said he would have the opportunity to respond to the allegations as the investigation continued.
Speaking in an interview with Radio Show Host Blakk Rasta, Zakaria Abdulai stated, “I have been cautioned because one girl and her parents said I have raped her. So they reported, I was cautioned, and as a headmaster I was given self-recognisance bail. I’m waiting for court days”.
“If I give you the turn of events for this particular girl who is claiming I have raped her, you’ll be shocked”, he added.
When asked by Blakk Rasta if she is a bad girl, he stated, “I don’t know her, but I know she has given birth; she has a child. But I cannot judge her whether she is bad or good.
But I have my story, and the committee that did the investigation have heard my story as against the girl and her people”.
Also, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has emphatically stated the party’s position regarding the headmaster of Obuasi Secondary Technical School (SHTS), who happens to be a member of the party.
According to the NDC, it does not endorse or cover up acts of alleged sexual misconduct.
Fifi Fiavi Kwetey maintained that law enforcement agencies must be permitted to conduct an independent investigation without any political interference.
He explained that although the headmaster was initially requested to step aside from an internal party contest, a decision that was followed by his voluntary withdrawal, the party remains resolute that it will not shield anyone from the law.
The NDC assured Ghanaians that the leadership will allow state security agencies to thoroughly probe the matter to establish the facts.
Speaking during a press briefing, the General Secretary of the opposition party, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, clarified, “We have assured that this party will not in any way interfere. We want the truth to be brought out, and on the back of the truth, the country will have clear assurance that as a party and as a government, we do not cover anybody. If he is found guilty, he will pay the highest price. If he is not guilty, we will be happy for him”.
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